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Charlotte Pringels
Unique in simplicity TEXT: CHARLOTTE VAN HEK | PHOTOS: DOMEN / VAN DE VELDE
A signature style of pureness and elegance, always unique and with eye for craftsmanship: Charlotte Pringels is making waves and turning heads with her high-end prêt-à-porter ladies’ fashion. With an architect father, a mother fashioning children’s clothes and a grandmother working as a tailor, Charlotte Pringels’ youth was characterised by creativity. In 2007, she entered the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, from 22 | Issue 40 | April 2017
which she gained a master’s degree in 2012. She founded her own label the same year she graduated. “I wanted to create a fashion label for strong women with character, who do not blindly follow trends,” she begins. “Women who have their own style and identity.”
a size four to 16. The highest quality materials, a good fit and drape are essential: “An item of clothing stands or falls with its material: that is the basis,” Pringels says. All patterns are made by Pringels herself, and every piece is fitted to a wide variety of body types.
The Belgian-based designer creates pieces unique in their simplicity, often made with natural materials and featuring classic elements. Her timeless designs are comfortable to wear and suit women from
Sustainability and durability form central themes in Pringels’ designs and many pieces are produced in Belgium. “I want my pieces to be worn season after season, which is the reason I deliberately do